Gamma Knife Center Home

Gamma Knife Center

Brain surgery without an incision

The Georgia Regents Medical Center Gamma Knife Center uses the most advanced technology available for delivering Gamma Knife radiosurgery treatment…the Gamma Knife Perfexion with Extend technology. Georgia Regents Medical Center is one of only 10 sites in the United States to house this state-of-the-art equipment.

Skilled neurosurgeons at Georgia Regents Medical Center are able to apply this advanced technology to destroy brain tumors and malformed blood vessels without opening the skull. Treatment is simple, painless, and fast. Gamma Knife, a targeted form of radiation therapy, earned its name based upon its scalpel-like precision. With Gamma Knife, incisions are not required and the procedure is usually performed without anesthesia. Generally, the patient's family can accompany them during the majority of the procedure and patients can usually return to preoperative lifestyle the same day.

Center of Excellence

The Georgia Regents Medical Center Gamma Knife Center is one of 72 Gamma Knife health care centers in the country. The Gamma Knife Center is affiliated with the Georgia Regents Medical Center Children's Medical Center, which allows us to treat children as well as adults. John R. Vender, MD is the Medical Director at Georgia Regents Medical Center Gamma Knife Center.

Contact Us

For more information, or to schedule an appointment, please call 706-721-8945 or email gammaknife@gru.edu.